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Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861

Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861, include numbered certificates that recorded the free person's name, sometimes age, a brief physical description and the circumstances of the person's freedom or emancipation. If born free, a reference is sometimes made to the parents. If emancipated, the emancipating owner, place and date may be mentioned. There are affidavits that were given by individuals affirming a free person's status. There are written descriptions of free persons. Lastly, you will find registrations which are loose papers that match information found in the bound volumes of registered "free negroes" kept in the court house.

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Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861

Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861, include numbered certificates that recorded the free person's name, sometimes age, a brief physical description and the circumstances of the person's freedom or emancipation. If born free, a reference is sometimes made to the parents. If emancipated, the emancipating owner, place and date may be mentioned. There are affidavits that were given by individuals affirming a free person's status. There are written descriptions of free persons. Lastly, you will find registrations which are loose papers that match information found in the bound volumes of registered "free negroes" kept in the court house.

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